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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
A Sad Case.

What makes you look so solemn
whispered a fashionable Austin ladt TO
another in church, just before the
services began.
I've got good reason to be mad. "
was the response.
What is it?"
II dressed myself up in this new
suit ordered from New York, and
went to church TO show it of.
We'll, what of it?' asked the other
party.
"Our clock was whole hour fast.
and had to sit and SIT in that empty
church without anybody to see my
new clothes, and they are so becom NJ
to my complexion. There was nobody
to see them for whole hour. and
might just as well have had no clothes
on at all. 1t made me SO mad
that"
The Lord is in HIS Holy Temple,
let all the earth keep silence before
Him. was the opening remark of the
preacher, and the rest of the converse
ton was lost to the reporter. r. Texas
StftiHqs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

hundred different messages would be
sent on one OF these p eces, which were
after ward copied aud sent to those to
whom they were addressed.
IL want to say a word about the
popnlar notion that every drop OF water
teens with animalcules, and when
placed under tn IN croscope 1t will APP
pear literally filed with Living things.
This idea is fostered By popular writer's,
who describe drop of water as
Globe filed with life. and by lecturers
who exhibit pictures and enlarged
images of what they call drop OF
water. but which is in reality con-
siderable quantity of that liquid which
has been artific Ally supplied with IN
habitants. Clear well water IS almost
free from microscope organisms and
the same is true of the water from
clear brooks. "-NeW York MaI and
ELDreSs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

The latest Improvement in New York
apartment houses is an arrangeme Mt
which enables the tenants TO mail let
tiers without leaving their rooms. A
sluice S in every room. the missives are
dropped u. and as fast as they accumu-
late they are deposited in post
Office box. 1t is further proposed to
regulate all the clocks in the house by
electricity. change the calendar in each
suit every morning, and show the dric'
ton Of the wind by means of dial.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

PROF. BEAL, OF Michigan. tn nks
practical entomologists should interest
themselves in finding out how humble
bees can be increased, to the end that
they may fertl'lze red clover blossoms.
He states that these useful insects are
more common in the northern than in
the sothern states. aud that the clover
seed crop is much larger in the former
on that account.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

Mr.. JAMES A. BRIGGS, of Brooklyn,
formerly state assessor. relates that IT
was at his suggestion the late David X.
Cartier became chief justice of the SUI
preme court Of the District OF Column
bia Mr.. Cartier had come homo from
his Bolivian mission, not wishing to re-
turn to South America, but not know
ing what else to do. And congress
had just passed bill organizing the
court IN question. There is an office. "
said Mr. Briggs to him. that will just
suit you. Go to the president and ask
him to make you chief justice. Mr.
Cartier did as he was advised. and MIR.
Lincoln appointed him to the place al
once. Years afterward President Grant
was about to put on the bench OF that
court as an associate justice a man
whom Judge Cartier deemed unit
Judge Cartier went to him and said
"Mr. President, il you put any more
dead wood on that bench congress viii
abol sh the court" The appointment
was not made
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
Out Calling.

Lady Vsitor-''Is Mrs. F.tsi mmons
imp"
Bridget-"No' m; she's out calm, be
dad"
Lady V sitor-Oh, Indeed?"
Bridget-Yes' IN. she's out in the
back yard calm the chickens. VIII
yees step in. madam, TIL call her?'-
Cincinnati telegram.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

Fear of premature burial haunts the
thoughts and night visions OF many sane
min ed people. How many are buried
alive no one can tell, aid the number
is undoubtedly exaggerated; but such
wise precautions should be taken by
the living that so terrible calamity
would be impossible. DR.. Hugo Mag
nus. the eminent professor of physiology
in the University of Breslau, Germany,
in a recent letter to the Iowa board OF
health. gives what he terms positive
sion of death. "All that one has to
do" he saws, lis to tie string firmly
around the finger of the supposed
corpse. If there is the least spark OF
life left-that is. if the blood circulates
At al.-the whole finger, from the string
to the tip, will gradually turn blush
red. from engagement of the veins
Nothing else no post mortem iniiltra-
tration. can be mistaken this appear
ance." This simple and seemingly
infalliblc test can be applied by lay
man as well as physician.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

The Cumberland presbytery OF
Tennessee at its recent session resolved
that its members should give Their aid
to every movement having for its OBJ
ject the suppression of intemperance,
and il was further agreed that AL the
churches OF that denomination should
take bold stand in favor Of the con-
stitutonal amendment 10 be voted on
in September" This is new depart
ure for Presbvterianism.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

A PAPER devoted to mechanical af-
fairs. SAYS fortune is awaiting the in
ventor of a lamp OF lantern that can be
fastened 10 the front or dashboard of q
waron or the breast of the horse that
draws it. 1t must be go constructed
that the light will not be extingushed
by the wind or by jars caused 10y going
over rough ground, and it must be re-
Elected for some distance in front of the
team.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

T.. L, White in the AmeriHa an Maya
zine says when Gen. Butler was a mem
Der of congress, he was continually
pitted against Samuel Randall. At one
point of the famous deadlock over the
civil rights bill, when Randall was
managing the democratic side as usual,
Butler. who favored holding a session
on Sunday, went over to Randalfs
desk to arrange for it. Randall would
not agree to the proposition. bad As
| am | have some respect for God :
dav." said he "and l don't think il
proper TO hold session of congress on
that day " "Oh. pshaw' replied But
Ter; don't the Bible say that it is law
full to pull your OK or ass out of the pit
or the Sabbath day? You have seven
ty-three asses on your side of the house
that | want to get out of this ditch to-
morrow, and think am engeged in a
holy work" Don't do it Butler,
pleaded Randall, Il have some re-
spect for you that | don't want to lose
| expect some day 10 meet YOU in bet
ter world You'll be there a YOU
are here, retorted Butler, as quick as
thought. "a member of the lower
house
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

IL recent lecture before the Royal
society of Edinburgh John Murray, OF
the Challenger expedition, said he be-
lieved that, taking its size into consid-
Grafton there was no country in the
world with a better record of sc entitic
work or a greater mass of scientific lit
erature than Scotland during the past
twenty years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
A Russian officer. familiar with the

"A Russian officer, familiar with the
subject. draws in Life" (London} a
lurid picture of the inner life of the
Russian court. Despite the unceasing
vigilance of the police, TO which the
Car certainly owed his life the other
day, no such thing as ordinary tran
guilty or comfort is known to the i'm
perial household. No one is trusted
for the nihlists have their adherents
everywhere, even in the royal kitchen;
no food can be eaten that Is not previ-
ously tested; no room can be occupied,
even for an hour at a time. without
special precautions being taken against
attack by explosives or otherwise. 1t
is never known in what bedroom the
Car will Sleep Frequently. after being
an hour in one bedroom, he changes TO
to another, and he generally sleeps in
part of the palace, an attic or even
cellar, where he is least likely TO be
looked for 1t might be thought that
the Emperor's driving in the open street
was proof of his courage, but this is
not so. The danger there is no greater
than it is in his study. guarded though
he be indoors as well as out of doors by
triple rows of bayonets. Nihilsm is, in
fact, a spectre that haunts the Emperor
night and day. That life should be
worth living at such a price is hardly
conceivable to the ordinary mind. That
the Car should, in such circumstances,
be able to take an intelligent view of
either foreign or domestic politics is
out of the question,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

IT is rumored in Washing on that
S,r Lionel Sackvillc West, England =
diplomatic representative in this coun-
try, is to be married shortly to Miss
Maggie Mitchell. daughter of Ore
gon senator. Miss Mitchell sails with
her mother for England May I, and r
Lionel West joins his daughter abroad
in June
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03
It Didn't Take.

A sunday-School teacher asked little
girl of her class if she had been bapt II
ed.
Yes" said the little girl. 1.-TWO
times"
Two times? Why. how could that
be?"
1T dn't take the first time, said
the little girl. Vide AOdkc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

IT is proposed to introduce the cul-
ture of sugar beets into New Iceland
and to erect factories for making sugar.
The capacity of the d flerent parts of
the country to produce beets rich in
sugar will first be tested.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

CITIZEN FRANCIS TRAIN says that
when he stopped eating meat thirteen
years ago, and began living on fruit
and grain, he weighed 2l0 pounds. He
now weighs $50 and as he is six feet in
height, he thinks he has the correct
proportion. He has not been Ill an
hour since he began fasting.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

THREE hundred Norwegian emil
grants passed through Chattanooga,
Tenn. Monday en- route to the Mormon
settlement in Utah. which they pro
pose to join. They are accompanied
by several elders. who are returning
with this party As the result of prose-
lvtipg trip.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

The Hebrew Standard says: Lots Of
neople mix religion with business. but
forget to stir it up well. The business
invariably rises TO the top" We sug-
cest that the trouble is not in the
stirring so much as in the poor quality
~ the elements A good article in
religion and a good article in business
,;Il mix without much stirring.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

FIFTY years ago two-iifths of the pub
lic-school teachers in Massachusetts
were men; now about one-tenth are
men. The average wages OF men then
were S25 "A per month. and of women
Sll So; now men average Sill 70 and
women S43 o.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

The q ocers of Tennessee are up in
arms at the law passed at the last sos
sion of the legislature putting coal
oil tax on dealers The effect, it is
claimed, will be TO drive the grocers
out of the market. leaving the field TO
the standard Oil company, which can
raise the price high enough to pay the
fax
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

A RECENT visitor to the pope asked
Cardinal Howard whether she would
better tell the pope at the audience she
was to have that she was an Ii shwom-
an. "Oh. yes" said Cardinal Howard.
land if you only say you are a home
ruler you will be all the better receiv-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

Charles L. Webster of the publishing
firm of Webster Il Co., on recent visit
to Europe called upon promnen
nublisher in Turin, and that worthy
unon receipt of his card rushed forth
with an ELUSIVE welcome. Mr. Webster
rather astonished at SO much cordially
in a total stranger, suggested that his
name could hardly be known to his
italian brother in business. What"
exclaimed the Italian, The publisher
of the Pope's Lifel And then with a
profound bow your beautiful Diction-
orvr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

Gen Lew Wallace has abundant
honor in his own home at Crawfords-
vile. Ind. where he has resided the
most of his life. An Indiana CORES
nondent writes TO the Inter-Ocean: In
view of the uncertainty OF uniting the
marty on either Blaine, Sherman, or
Edmunds for nominations in '85. l
,yould name Gen. Lew Wallace for the
standard-bearer | think his military
dinlomatic and literary record entities
him to consideration. Any man who
could write "Ben-Hur' would make a
good president.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

Wine dealers in San Francisco are making
arrangements to ship wines 70 japan, Nor
way, aud Germany
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-10-28
Cultivation or Asparasu..

The best land for asparagus lisa deep
sandy loam. Any land that is mellow
and not lumpy, and free from stones.
will answer; stones and Jumps make
he sprouts grow crooked and unmar-
ketable. The land should be prepared
by previous tillage, so as to be quite
free from conch grass and other weeds,
and is prepared by plowing under n
heavy dressing of manure early in
spring, after which the land Is har-
rowed and furrowed deeply with
large two-horse pillow, running it two
or three times in the same furrow, and
then shoveling out the loose loam with
lcng-handled shovels. This will leave
burrows about ten inches deep below
the average level of the field. The
burrows are made three and one half
or four feet apart, and after making
two burrows the cart is driven along
side to spread little fine manure IN
the furrow, and then the plants are
set at one foot apart along the fur
row, taking pains TO point the heads OF
the plants in the direction of the row.
This viii tepd to keep them from
spreading sideways. as they are apt to
when planted carelessly.
The plants are covered by the hoe
only an inch deep at first, so that they
may start quickly. After planting two
rows, then two more can be struck
out, or, if phosphate is used in the
furrow, the whole field can be struck
out at once. But a manure cart can
not be driven over such deep burrows
without destroying them. The object
in setting the roots so deep is to allow
glowing the whole surface of the field
over the tops of the roots to destroy
weeds after the plants are well estab-
Iished.
The plants are raised the year prev
ious by sowing seed in rows fifteen
inches apart aud treating the plants
like onions-that is hoe AMI weed them
often. There is considerable d fer
ence in the varieties of the asparagus
used. After planting the asparagus
the ridges between the rows may be
planted with carrots or beets, which
will not interfere with the asparagus,
and will pay for keeping the land
clean the first year The second year
there should be nothing else grown
upon the land. In spring it should
receive good dressing OF manure or
of some standard fertilizer containing
a liberal portion of potash. The sur
face should be plowed entirely over
with one horse pillow and then har-
rowed thoroughly with good smooth
ing harrow.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-10-28

"A law has recently been enacted
in Germany which forbids the IS of
colors or color prepa -aiioas containing
antimony, arsenic. barium. cadmium,
copper, coralinc. gamboge. lead. mer-
curry, pitric acid, tin. uranium or zinc,
in the making of any article of food or
confec ionery, T. LeFger
According to the United States
census of 1870, of the total steam and
water power employed 4S. Is per cent
was water. In 1880 the percentage of
water power had decreased to $3.50 per
cent From this it will be seen that
water power is fast falling behind in
the race.-Bostoa Budget.
"A striking experiment in the COM
bination of colors was performed a
short time since by Prof. Vogel at q
meeting of the Physical Society of
Berlin. He wished to demonstrate the
incorrectness of the popular notion
that yellow and blue. when mixed, al
ways make green. He took two phials.
one containing acid yellow. and the
other aniline blue. He mingled their
contents together, and the result was a
mixture not green in color. but of q
fisry red hue.-N z Ledger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-10-28
AGRICUL
Devoted to the Interests of Farmers
and stockmen.
Horse RaaI.h-How 60 Rai.e.

Horse Radish-How 60 Raise.
Horse-radish is an entirely hardy
plant, hence can be planted either iii
fall or spring. The practice, however,
ia to plant in the spring; and among
those who make the mos. of their
land, and crop every foot as much as
1t will carry, it is placed in the ground
for example, as second crop. The
method is somewhat as follows In the
fall-and 1t may be one OF the last
crops to lift and harvest, as frost
does not hurt it--all the young side
shoots taken off from the main or
market roots are selected for the next
springs planting. These are cut into
pieces six inches long or so, tied in
bundles, and slowed away in boxes to
keep fresh until wanted. IL is said
that care should be taken that all are
planted small end down. Henderson
recommends that the top part be cut
off square, the bottom slanting, as
there then would be no difficulty st
planting time In the spring, where
land is no object--or as we said before,
the fall will do-each set should be in
serted in the ground with a dibbie, so
as TO be just below the surface, thu
hole being made perpendicnlar, aud
the set made fast by back-thrust OF
the dibble. III no other crop IL to be
taken of, they may be set Is inches
apart each way in a hole 10 or II
inches deep. Ordin ~ cultivation
during the summer will hy fall give
solid roo.-sometimes half pound in
weight. As a second crop they are
lined between early cabbage and any
other vegetable. The crop Of cabbage
for first use il generally about two feet
apart. Line out row every foot and
plane the eabbages every alternate
row; when through, plant the horse
radish sets between. The early crop
will have become nearly ready for the
market before the horse radish makes
much of stir, and by the time the
cabbage or other crop comes off, and
the whole land is given up to horse
radish, the latter is ready 10 take hold,
and will bring nearly az good returns
as il given the entire land to perfect
in. OF course this double cropping
can only be done with good soil and
that which is well manfred. In all
cases where ordinary field cultivation
is depended on, one crop will probably
be the better. Near large cities enor
nous quantities of horse radish are
sold in the fall to men who make a
business of putting up in bottles this
pleasant condiment, and shipping to
all parts. Formerly each family cut
up and grated its own as wanted. Il
Is now put up in vinegar, but it will
not, however, keep very long, hence
it cannot be treated as ordinary
canned goods.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-10-28

A Butte special says: VIM. Galvev
met terrible death in the yards at
the depot. He went between the cars
to uncouple them, and the engineer
backed the train to facilitate the work
As no signal was given to stop the en-
gineer began to back Presently it
was discovered that Galley had caught
his foot in frog; the train had pushed
him down and the wheels ran upon
him, cutting him to pieces and wrap
ping his mutilated remains around the
wheels. His heart was torn from him,
and teeth were found scattered alop<
the track.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-22
Feeding Wheat Bran.

Feeding corn meal and hay will keep
calves and colts fat; but the animals
will not grow rapidly unless fed oats,
wheat bran. or oil.cakc in addition. By
many. wheat bran is preferred to oil
cake for young animals. because it IS
not so concentrated, and does not tax
the digestive organs so severely. Calves
grow very rapidly when fed corn meal,
oats. wheat bran and clover hay, be-
cause such feed furnishes them what
muscle-forming matter they need. II
wheat bran is kept in the slop-barrel,
the pigs will grow faster A good slop
for pigs is made by pouring hot water
over wheat bran. and feeding it while vet
warm. Sir John b. Lawes states that
the manure made by sheep from bran is
worth more than the bran originally
costs. Mature sheep do unusually well
when fed bran, and young sheep make
yet greater gain from it, Young an
imals can masticate bran before they
can grain or hay; and at this early
period of life it furnishes them carbo-
hydrates and albumihoids in the pro-
portion needed. Bran is rs cheap n
stock food rs most farmers can use
There are several distinct grades of
bran offered in the market. varying con-
siderably in quality and price. The
coarsest. known MS common bran,
weighs twenty pounds per bushcl, ship
stuff" weighs thirty pounds, mid
dlings" weigh forty pounds, and the
finest, called "sharps," fifty pounds.
Under "mill-feed' is understood all the
various grades OF bran of country mills
mixed together
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-22
Propagating Hickory Nut Trees.

To propagate the hickory by grating
is extremely difficult and uncertain in
our Northern States. A few trees Of
the Hale's Paper Shell Hickory have
been propagated by grating on stocks
i'm a greenhouse. but even under these
favorable conditions, not more than one
in ten has been made TO grow. 1t is
we'll known that hickory roots. large or
small, when exposed to the light and
air, will soon produce buds and sprouts
on the exposed surface This tendency
of hickory roots TO produce sprouts
from adventitious buds may be taken
advantage Of in the propagation Of val
liable natural varieties. The lateral
surface roots, at some distance from the
main stem-fve. ten, or twenty, ac-
cording TO the size and age of the tree
should be exposed TO the light and air
early in spring by removing the soil
above them for a space OF two feet OF
more, and left in this exposed condition
the entire summer. Sometimes no
sprouts will appear the first season, and
the exposure will need to be continued
during the succeeding one. or until they
do appear. Then the main root on
which the sprouts have grown may be
severed on the side nearest the stem OF
the tree. and then carefully lifted and
followed outward until enough fibers or
small roots are secured TO ensure the
life Of the young tree when transplant
ed. Better formed plants may be Sc
cured By allowing the sprouts foreman
for a year where the. have grown. a.
ter setering the root and II inc. rich
soil Is thrown in 1ronnl ne L1eso n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-22
Feeding Mixed Feed.

There are two cardinal principles ii,
relation to mixed feed; first, that mixed
feeds are better than plain; second,
that all the elements of the mixture
should be fed each day, instead of one
element for one day or one week, and
an another for another day or week.
Thus. for instance, the experiments ut
Rothamstead, England showed that
eight pounds of peas, or six pounds of
oil-cake meal, would make q pound Of
live weight; while, of peas and oil-cake
meal mixed. four and one half pounds
would suffice. 1t is as an element of
mixed feed that roots attain their great
est value. Thus. in great majority of
cases, it will be found that a sheep re-
ceiving three pounds of bright wheat
straw. and six pounds of turnips per
day, will increase as much in weight.
or keep in as good condition. as anoth-
or with three pounds of the best timo-
thy hay; while the former VII cost
less.
II has been ascertained that to keep
a sheep in good thriving condition, iif-
teen pounds of perfectly dry feed (of
average good quality, is required per
week for each one hundred pounds Of
live weight. But since hay and grain,
in their ordinary condition, contain
about fourteen per cent. of water,
from eighteen to twenty pounds per
week will be necessary, or about three
pounds per day. To facilitate diges-
ton and prevent constipation, it would
be well if an equivalent of this amount
of nutriment could be expanded in bulk,
so as TO weigh seven or eight pounds.